From the moment he was ostracized by his colleagues and exiled to the southern border, Zhu Shen always longed to wash away his shame and return to the center. Therefore, he abandoned Li Yang without hesitation when he was recruited by the Imperial Council.
At the cost of cutting off Li Yang's fate, Zhu Shen was able to set foot in the center of Qin Zaosi that he had dreamed of.
Zhu Shen originally thought that he could continue to ride the wind and make a name for himself in the government and the public, but when he actually arrived, he discovered that it was a completely different environment from Liyang. Although Qinzao Company seemed to be prosperous and prosperous, behind the scenes, there were layers of thorns caused by intrigues and intrigues.
, making him feel as if he was stuck in a quagmire.
After Zhu Shen arrived at the Imperial Construction Department, he was assigned to a small department as a deputy, and he stayed there for ten years. In these ten years, Zhu Shen failed to produce any results, and his team was disbanded early due to poor management.
Zhu Shen just lived in depression under the false title of Liangzao.
The master speaks by his strength. Zhu Shen spent ten years in the Imperial Construction Department, and the evaluations from his colleagues and superiors became increasingly harsh. There were even rumors that "people from barbaric lands are of no use". This way.
If this continues, Zhu Shen's career as a businessman will come to a tragic end, or in other words, half of his feet have already stepped into the grave.
Zhu Shen was very worried about this, but could not find a way to save himself.
Unexpectedly, the person who sent support to the desperate Zhu Shen was actually Li Yang, who had been abandoned by him.
The Qin Zaosi was an institution set up by the imperial court to manage the affairs of the various provinces. Although the imperial power of the imperial court was greatly weakened, it still nominally had a say in the affairs of the various provinces. For a long time, the Liyang Territory was a southern barbarian who had faded out of the sight of the Qin Zaosi.
However, this time, a little-known Zhun Zao was suddenly appointed as the Juvenile Supervisor to take charge of the affairs of the state.
For the many small-scale and well-educated craftsmen who stayed in the Qinzo Division to make a living, this appointment that clearly ignored them was enough to make everyone furious. And for the court, Wu's attitude of not expecting central assistance at all was undoubtedly quite serious.
Embarrasing.
The result of the urgent discussion by the imperial court was that the Qin Zao Department would immediately send an envoy to Liyang for inspection to confirm whether the wild master was really qualified for the position of the Juvenile Supervision Department - of course, even if the fact was confirmed, the Qin Zai Division would probably not be able to do much.
However, if formal inspection is not carried out, it will only make the already weak ruling power of the imperial court even more embarrassing.
In short, sending people to Liyang to lead is an established matter, but who to send is a problem.
After all, the Imperial Department had turned a blind eye to the Li Yang leader's request for help for a long time. At this delicate moment, they suddenly sent an envoy over. They knew with their knees that they would not get any good treatment, so the guys who had been clamoring to punish the Li Yang leader suddenly disappeared.
sound.
At the end of the game of beating drums and passing flowers, the dispatch order fell on Zhu Shen.
"Since we are investigating Li Yang, we should naturally leave it to a guy from Li Yang." When this opinion became the consensus of the overwhelming majority, no matter how hard Zhu Shen tried to cut off the relationship, he couldn't do it.
Just when Zhu Shen was shaken violently, the Sun family of Jinbo, who had heard the news, also came to visit. The conflict between the Sun family and the Wu family was an open secret among the princes, and the Sun family also made an unabashed request.
In the name of guard, he provides a channel to set foot in Liyang, and secondly, he hopes that Zhu Shen will destroy Liyang's manufacturing industry.
For Zhu Shen, who was born with strong hostility from the Wu family, doing these things was undoubtedly an act of jumping into a fire pit with explosives attached. However, the Sun family promised to welcome Zhu Shen as a worshiper of the family after the completion of the matter, and to fully fund his research on objects, which made Zhu Shen
It's impossible not to be moved.
It can be said that the results of his promotion to Liangzao were achieved with the strong support of Li Yanggong, and Sun's financial resources far exceeded that of Wu. If he can get his support, the long-stalled Fangzao research may be able to resume again.
get along with.
After all, strength is the basis for a master's words.
The desire for a future overcame the fear of his hometown. After careful consideration, Zhu Shen accepted Sun's suggestion and received the dispatch letter to go to Liyang. On the other hand, Sun also fulfilled his promise and sent a capable navy to serve as escort and bear the luxuries along the way.
Expenses. In addition to the servants of Fangzhou, the two sword wielders and staff wielders who played Zhu Shen's servants were also masters assisted by Sun.
In addition to the sword and staff, there was also a young civil servant accompanying him.
The young civil servant was a retainer of the Sun family in Jinbo, and he also helped Zhu Shen with chores.
Taking care of chores is like taking care of chores, but in fact, he is responsible for monitoring Zhu Shen and reporting to Sun. This makes Zhu Shen quite unhappy, but so far the other party has behaved quite respectfully and never interfered with Zhu Shen's activities.
The things he was told could be completed properly, so Zhu Shen just turned a blind eye and reluctantly accepted it.
All in all, with the help of Sun, Zhu Shen was packaged into a luxurious appearance and returned home in fine clothes, and took advantage of the opportunity to win the first victory in the negotiations with Changxia Palace.
At that time, Zhu Shen showed an aggressive and arrogant attitude. Although he looked like he was dominating, it was actually an exaggerated performance to cover up fear. However, he did not expect that the effect was unexpectedly good. It seems that he has the title of special envoy of the imperial court, and he has
With the support of the Jinbo Sun family, even the brave Liyang people would not dare to act rashly.
Was he a little too cautious? Zhu Shen reflected.
"But having said that, it's really a scary change..."
Zhu Shen recalled the scene in Changxia Palace, and most of his attention was focused on the second daughter of the Wu family.
Being hired as the Young Master Professor was Zhu Shen’s highlight moment in Liyang. At that time, he was responsible for teaching the Young Master Wu Shang and his second daughter Wu Zhen about the knowledge of art creation. At that time, Wu Zhen was just a young girl, but when they met again, she had become a young girl.
A virtuous and beautiful woman with an awe-inspiring temperament.
During his tenure in the imperial department, Zhu Shen also saw many court beauties, but in terms of temperament, talent, and appearance, no one could compare with the talents and beauties of Li Yang. Zhu Shen also roughly understood why so many princes and princes had so far met.
They all miss the talented and beautiful.
"It's a pity..."
Zhu Shen smacked his lips and had other evil thoughts in his heart.
If he had not left Liyang in a hurry, but had continued to accumulate the trust of Duke Liyang, he might have had a good chance of picking off this flower of the high mountains, and maybe even entered the Changxia Palace. Previously, he said in the Changxia Palace
Although those words were intended to provoke Ouspensky, they also contained a certain desire to be rooted in reality——
The Liyang Territory is still one of the twelve vassal territories, and its manufacturing industry is in decline. However, the rich resources contained in the southern barbarian territory, as well as the famous and brave soldiers, are a great deal for any princes and even the imperial court.
The huge wealth is enough to make them jealous and fight.
The most critical thing is that the family that guarded this wealth has lost its heir.
The war caused by the death of the prince Wu Shang caused Li Yang's national power to decline significantly. After that, the frustrated Duke Li Yang turned to guard the frontier and obviously had no interest in nurturing his children. In this case, the next Duke Li Yang could only serve under his son-in-law.